Miukúa (The Purépecha Calendar)

The Miúkua or Purepecha Calendar has never been documented, due to the generalized idea that the pre-Hispanic cultures of Mesoamerica shared the same calendar. The Mexica calendar has been used as the basis for the study of the different pre-Hispanic calendars; many even affirm that the Purepecha culture also used the Mexica calendar, which contradicts the oral tradition since, within it, there is never a correlation between both calendars. This paper will review whether the Purepecha used ...